Each week, I receive countless emails from loan officers dissatisfied with their small commission checks, looking for something better within the industry. They've learned the mortgage business inside and out, and have made the necessary sacrifices to put their career on firm standing. Not satisfied with the measly yield spreads and basis points their current company is paying, they look at other options and a way out.You may recall in a...more
Today's Architect has a tough decision to make when it comes to choosing materials. There is steel and glass and concrete and wood. What about fabric! Architectural Fabric Structures are fast becoming a very common and visible part of the built environment. No longer used for garden parties and traveling circuses, these structures come in many new forms and uses.Fabric structures are being designed for as few as one person as in a boutique resort...more
What Can a Freelance Writer Do For You?A freelance writer is an independent contractor who usually telecommutes (works from home). You might hire a freelance writer for a small project or on an on-going basis to do regular work, part- or full-time. Freelance writers can tackle any writing or editing project you may have, including: articles, reports, web content, proofreading, press releases, reviews, business plans, ghostwriting, e-books, brochures, letters, print ads, speeches, presentations, newsletters, scripts, contracts, questionnaires, training manuals, and more. Freelance writers can also do research, planning, brain storming, organizing, and branding. Additionally, many modern freelance writers are very knowledgeable about search engine optimization (SEO).Where to Find a Freelance Writer?It is fairly easy to find a freelance writer since the advent of the Internet. Some of the most popular web sites for locating freelance writers are elance.com, ifreelance.com, and getafreelancer.com. The way these three sites are set up is that people or companies with writing projects post what they need done. Freelance writers who are members of the web site can place bids on the...more
Those Britons who are paying for their energy through a prepayment scheme are losing out on millions of pounds, according to findings by a price comparison website.In a study carried out by moneysupermarket, it was revealed that the typical person meeting the cost of their utility bills via prepayment is paying out an average of 1,026 pounds 46...more
We are in recession and have just began to chip away at the tip of an iceberg that is credit crisis. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers recently stated, "We are facing the most serious financial stress that the U.S. has seen in at least a generation." I think to call our economic situation a recession and the subprime bubble a credit crisis is...more
Let's admit it; we all want to be more, do more, and have more. When you ask people if they would like to be happier, healthier, or more prosperous financially, you are certain to get an affirmative response. This is because every living thing in nature is programmed with a desire to improve. We are most certainly a part of nature. Since the beginning of time, our deep instinct of wanting to be more, do more, and have more has been one of the primary reasons behind general advancement of the human race.It is crucial to embrace wanting more as an essential aspect of our lives. This way we may advance our life in any manner we choose and thus advance the entire human race collectively as a natural byproduct. Going where you want to go begins with knowing where you want to go. This is why it is very important to have clear goals written down. A goal which all of us will always share is creating more results in our lives and in the lives of those we love. Please allow me to share how you can increase the amount and quality of results in your life through elimination, automation, and delegation.Two of the most important resources for any human being are time and money. The reason is...more
It has been said often enough in recent times that buy-to-let has two notable characteristics at present. One of these is that there is a determination on the part of most investors to make their investment a long-term one, eschewing the notion of...more
The news earlier this week from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) that the number of buy-to-let mortgages taken out last year was higher in the credit-crunch blighted second half than the roaring first six months may have surprised many. But it...more
Portugal has always been a popular destination for Britons wishing to purchase a holiday home abroad or to buy a place in the sun for their retirement. Pure investment purposes have also been behind such foreign property transactions, but according...more
Buy-to-let investment in the UK is set to go from strength to strength in 2008, it has been suggested by one industry commentator.Malcolm Harrison from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla) has claimed that this year could be yet...more
Those who believe the Spanish market is past its best may be barking up the wrong tree. Not because there hasn't been a property market correction, not because there isn't a global credit crisis and not because many investors looking for new hotspots...more
If the talk of the property industry in the last year has been Cape Verde, the issue of how much property can be crammed onto those little volcanic islands in the sun may become an issue before too long.Or perhaps it won't. According to Simon Walker,...more